Service J8 308 operated by Berjaya Air
Scheduled: 12.35 // 13.25
We say goodbye to the pleasant staff, the apes and goannas and joining this public service
No, wait, this one
There is simply no question to open the windows or not
For the, ahem, airport
No OLCI, but anyway not a minute to wait to leave our bags at the manual counter. Where you should screen you´re bag self service, guarded by a police guy. And after that simply lift it on one of these baggage carts not even before you stop in between by a scale to secure no overloading for the old flying lady!.
And well, a view around town seems possible
Cool teens riding the supernoisy motorbikes,
the louder, the slower, you know
Need a shuttle for an island?
Everything well connected
Believe it or not, the runway is in between all these trees
Well, also here, no climatization needed
Protected apron view
Surrounded by palms
Baggage carts, the latest edition!
Smelly restrooms like never cleaned before are also available.
Through security and simply catch another stamp from the same two smiling female officers to leave Malaysia again.
And what´s this?
It seems better to use all available brakes now
Made it!
Looking forward to a new registration, listen to me Berjaya!
I see different colours on this plane
Yeah, there is a 1/3 chance for another Dash-7 and this is it
Look into my eyes, so classic!
Turning
Engines stopped
I´am once again impressed about these special plane
Open the door, please
And the mountains close behind
Airside
Boarding, gate 1, of course
Booking is done via the Berjaya website,
the fare 60.00 Euro´s.
Under the wing, you know
Confirmed, this is 9M-TAL
The oily engine
Logo view
Leg no. 2 here on the Dash-7 like on schedule and the warm welcomed new entry to the log.
Built and delivered in 1988 to British Midland and since 1995 with Berjaya.
One of three in the fleet
And the undercarriage
12.45 am, short after schedule, "Berjaya" on the go for the 45 minutes back to Singapore. 34 sunny degrees here.
Heading for the runway, "Two-Zero" this time
Backtracking
Power
And lift off
Above the jetty
And the blue sea
Turning
Along the airport
The town
And the hotel
Leaving the island now
The beaches
And the mountains
In direction Singapore
I hope, it´s the right one!
Cabin view with the bright grey blue oldfashioned fabric seats
A close to 100% load of vacationeers this time.
Cabin crew is two female, elder and nice, FA´s.
Cockpit crew is from Malaysia.
The captain with a nice and detailed welcome inflight. All crew introduced by name.
No route info, but flightlevel is 10000 feet.
Kad Keselamatan, sure I know
Service is peanuts twice and free drinks.
Legroom
The cabin ceiling
Seat view, the second to last row this time, 11 A and B
And finally no way that this plane shows a little bit of age
Well, only a little bit, with a nasty toiletry smell along the whole flight. But nothing new, I´am used to this after the airport experience!
It´s better to have an technician on board, isn´t it?.
Like on this service.
Wheels down for Singapore
Touchdown at the 4000 meters runway "Two-Zero-Center", 1.30 pm, short after schedule again. 31 partly cloudy degrees here.
Parked beside the Tiger
Or what about Cebu Pacific?
The nowadays well known MRT does the job again and shuttled us back to Outram Park, where, not that it was even planned this way, also our next accomodation is not that far away.
Hotel Re at Pearl Hill.
Room first view
The bathroom
And for the second view
So what to do with this unfinished day in Singapore?.
Night Safari anyone?.
By MRT and bus till the Singapore Zoo for
just a recommendable experience
Absolutely amazing to see all that animals during nighttime
Bats
Bats so close by, you can even touch them while they eat
Back to the hotel with one of the very last subways
And soon thereafter, so it feels like, breakfast is ready
The lobby
Let´s go for a view downtown.
Marina Sands
In daylight
Chinatown
Strange to see that red balloons
Interesting to say the least
Streetlife
For the temple this way
Ah, the temple
Well, it´s indeed Chinatown
To burn some incense at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Let´s go inside
Gold all around
Very well maintained
Guarded by monks
Ready for some confession
The ceiling
The main hall
And the monks
The exit or maybe the other entrance
Chinese anyone?
Further on for Little India
Shoes off, please
Or what about some fresh fruits
Yes, this is Little India
Kerbau road this way
The Sri Mariamman Temple
Closed this time
India or China?
Street life in Little India
Take care
Colourfull to say the least
And soon thereafter it´s time to head for the airport, by MRT, of course!.
Tuesday, 04.09.2012
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Service Qantas QF 3345 operated by British Airways
Scheduled: 22.55 // 05.00
Where is London?
The same procedure here, seats are selected in advance and the guy at the QF premium counter accepted our bags without a minute to wait during check-in.
Looks like strange, isn´t it?
Up for the lounge, the CX one, to spot a couple of planes before it gets dark
Superb offers
And views
That´s the place to be with a view to the apron
Looks like nice, isn´t it?
Lion on the run
Absolutely no relationship here
The more European corner
Cebu Pacific again
Now that´s interesting, Myanmar International
Garuda on the way home
Tri MG
Jetstar, the big one
There is one more lounge to check now, the QF/BA example
With also nice offers
Till it´s time to go for gate C1
Well, I really dislike these security at the gate system here.
A well built queue at the gate when we arrived.
And the queue is not shorter during the next minutes, no way, longer and longer.
Boarding is good on the way inside till we´re through
for a view to this plane
The 744 is on schedule and this is G-BNLO, in the air with BA since 25.10.1990.
New to the log and leg no. 7 on type.
BA operates 52 examples of the 747-400, impressive.
Here is a story with G-BNLO: http://avherald.com/h?article=43680f84
Welcome to BA long haul
11.00 pm, close to ontime, 12 hours 35 minutes made by "Speedbird" bound for London.
Leaving 28 degrees and some thunderstorms in Singapore.
Late boarding, ok that´s standard for me, but with the security at the gate situation, it was simply a rush from the end of the long queue for the plane with close to no one else anymore around.
No open seats to spot, that´s for sure a healthy load for BA tonight.
Cabin view with the dark blue fabric seats, ok so far, but really well used.
53 H/J, the last row two seater for us.
Cabin crew member serving our seats is a young english male FA, really nice and chatty
Cockpit crew is from England, the pilot with a very nice and detailed welcome on the ground. We have two captains in the office tonight, the cockpit crew is introduced by name.
Departure from the 4000 meters "Zero-Two-Left". "Speedbird" on the go for good old Europe.
Safety on board
Highlife magazine
Flightlevel maxium is 36000 feet above KUL-The Andaman Islands-DEL-Donetsk-Kiew-WAW-BER-HAJ-AMS and nothing else expected, some rough air above the Bay of Bengal.
Highlife also this way
But no way to miss this feature
Tooth brushes anyone?
Dinner with two options available
The veggies for me now
Breakfast BA style
Cabin view
Legroom
Really well loaded tonight
The FO is on the mike short prior to approach.
And the early morning London view
Sure, the last row for us
Touchdown at the 3901 meters "Two-Seven-Right", 04.45 am, 15 minutes ahead to schedule and 15 degrees with clear sky here.
Don´t get me wrong, I´am not the masochistic guy, but I spent the whole time between the short after departure served dinner and the breakfast close to London in dreamland, sure a new record for me!.
Short travel nights, you know.
The cabin was pleasantly tempered and the last row comfortable enough this way.
Servus BA with also a nice bye-bye from the captain on the ground
Well, at least to the 744!
Service BA 918 operated by British Airways
Scheduled: 08.10 // 10.45
The EU entry checks went smooth, the busride was relaxed again with our flight as one of the very first early morning arrivals. And soon thereafter in T5, heading for one more lounge, BA´s south galleries
Well designed furniture
And most important, only a few other pax around
Good to go for a nice seat with a view
To spot for example this one
We should go for A10 and finally 10E now
But not before to notice a special flag
On departure
Leaving the lounge now
For some bus riding
Till this one, G-EUPX, the A319 like on schedule.
Leg no. 87 on type and new to the log.
On BA services since 14.12.2001, one of 44 in the actual fleet
Sure a good day for apron boarding
Looks like really nice in the bright morning sun.
18 degrees by the way
Boarding now
RR engine view
Close up
Up the stairs
Cockpit crew is from the UK, the captain with a very nice, detailed and relaxed welcome after boarding is completed.
Routing is via Lille and Luxembourg at maximum 37000 feet.
08.05 am, short ahead to schedule, 1 hour, 20 minutes back for Germany.
Departure from the 3658 meters "Zero-Nine-Right".
Safety on board again
Legroom is acceptable here with the dark blue clean so far leather seats
Another well loaded cabin today.
Very close to 100% with also a good number of biz pax around.
The check-in worked again well.
22 A/C, the last row window and aisle with the middle seat open in the end
Cabin crew is three female FA´s. One english senior, nice, one also english, middle aged woman, really nice and one middle aged north african, ok style.
The cabin ceiling
On the go
Service is also good here with a sandwich and free drinks
The FO is on the mike during approach in a nice style.
Touchdown at "Zero-Seven", 10.30 am, 15 minutes ahead to schedule, 20 degrees and high clouds only.
The personal pickup service worked well and soon thereafter we´re back at the homebase.
Conclusions anyone?:
Berjaya TOD-SIN: Short, special and relaxed.
British Airways SIN-LHR: Sleep well on the Jumbo.
British Airways LHR-STR: Calm and relaxed.
Well, it´s just a week to go now till a view for the french atlantic countryside. Or is it Spain or also the Basque country?. Maybe the guy´s know it better?:
And there is also this mysterious young woman on the plane. Where do I know you?.
Sampai jumpa lagi,
comments welcome, sure, FLIEGER67 or
"Markus Klaus Felger" by Facebook.
rogerbcn From Andorra, joined Sep 2006, 1136 posts, RR: 19 Reply 3, posted (5 months 2 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 9313 times:
Hola Markus!
Very interesting report about your Far East trip. Very nice to see you go from the small one to the giant Boeing. It seems BA is doing pretty well on the route, a 100% load for a B747 is not so common nowadays.
I am sure you enjoyed your SIN day, it seems a very clean city and an intersting place to visit.
Glad you had nice company in such a long trip.
Looking forward to reading about your Biarritz experience.
Salut!
Roger
"At reise er at leve" H.C. Andersen (Travelling is Living)
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4391 posts, RR: 57 Reply 5, posted (5 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 8741 times:
Hey and good to see these comments.
@R.:
Quoting rogerbcn (Reply 3):
Very interesting report about your Far East trip. Very nice to see you go from the small one to the giant Boeing. It seems BA is doing pretty well on the route, a 100% load for a B747 is not so common nowadays.
Thank you and sure, that load was impressive.
Quoting rogerbcn (Reply 3): I am sure you enjoyed your SIN day, it seems a very clean city and an intersting place to visit.
Glad you had nice company in such a long trip.
Oh, yes, definitely.
Quoting rogerbcn (Reply 3):
Looking forward to reading about your Biarritz experience.
On the production line.
@C.:
Quoting cschleic (Reply 4): Great report and photos. Thanks for posting.
I've wondered how many of the DHC-7's are still around. Nice to see them flying.
Thank you and not that many Dash 7´s in the air nowadays.
infodesk From Switzerland, joined May 2006, 1242 posts, RR: 34 Reply 7, posted (5 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 8014 times:
Hi Markus,
Thank you for leaving out the lizards & insects this time!
What a cute little airport TOD is. I love the simple flight schedule board and all the open spaces, palm trees and the like. The simple things are often the best? Super views after take off: special plane, a beautiful island, what a memorable trip.
As for Singapore, you put me to shame with all the things you did in 24 hours- the night safari, Chinatown & Little India. I’m not surprised you slept for the whole flight!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): A well built queue at the gate when we arrived.
And the queue is not shorter during the next minutes, no way, longer and longer.
Now why does this seem familiar?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): The 744 is on schedule and this is G-BNLO, in the air with BA since 25.10.1990.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Service is also good here with a sandwich and free drinks
Mmm, cheese & chutney. Have I ever told you I like cheese sandwiches?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Well, it´s just a week to go now till a view for the french atlantic countryside. Or is it Spain or also the Basque country?. Maybe the guy´s know it better?:
Their clothes give us a clue…..
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): And there is also this mysterious young woman on the plane. Where do I know you?.
What? Another mysterious travel companion? You seem to be making a habit of it!
Happy flying
Infodesk
"Do nothing in haste, look well to each step and from the beginning think what may be the end" - Edward Whymper
Quoting infodesk (Reply 7):
Thank you for leaving out the lizards & insects this time!
What a cute little airport TOD is. I love the simple flight schedule board and all the open spaces, palm trees and the like. The simple things are often the best? Super views after take off: special plane, a beautiful island, what a memorable trip.
Thank you and as promised no more lizards here.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 7):
As for Singapore, you put me to shame with all the things you did in 24 hours- the night safari, Chinatown & Little India. I’m not surprised you slept for the whole flight!
Imagine that J. managed it to view a couple of movies also during the night.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 7):
In England (Sorry, couldn’t resist that one!)
Hah, good point.
Quoting infodesk (Reply 7):
Now why does this seem familiar?
I cannot see an IFE box because it's so dark - where's it located at and how big is it?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): I´am not the masochistic guy, but I spent the whole time between the short after departure served dinner and the breakfast close to London in dreamland, sure a new record for me!.
Unbelievable. Why choose a flat bed when a cramped seat is fine enough?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): egroom is acceptable here with the dark blue clean so far leather seats
MSS658 From Belgium, joined Oct 2010, 2212 posts, RR: 14 Reply 10, posted (5 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 7690 times:
Hola Markus
Great to see the return trip online as well. Flying the Dash 7 is very exclusive for sure.
Glad to know BA took good care of you as well! I only have 1 744 flight to now! Should make a change in it.
Quoting MSS658 (Reply 10):
Great to see the return trip online as well. Flying the Dash 7 is very exclusive for sure.
Glad to know BA took good care of you as well! I only have 1 744 flight to now! Should make a change in it.
Thank you and sure also something to do for the future and more 744's.
gabrielchew From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 2512 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (5 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 7614 times:
Nice report Markus - great to see some more photos of Tioman, and that odd airport bus...it's been around for years! Also nice to see you travelling around with your son - I guess he loves planes too? Or is is getting a bit bored of it?
Interesting FIDS. a) a long delay for the JFK. I guess a lot of pax would have been moved to a morning departure rather than wait til 1230?. b) they still use MLP rather than MXP for Malpensa. I think there is even space for them to write the full name. c) LUX is still in CAPS!
sultanils From Belgium, joined Mar 2010, 1188 posts, RR: 29 Reply 13, posted (5 months 2 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 7066 times:
Hello Markus,
Going back the BA way, sure a good decision and nice to compare the BA and QF service on the very same route. My preference goes with QF, more modern planes, better amenities. Only the legroom on the A380 could be an issue. Berjaya into TOD is a great experience, too bad I've only experienced it from the ground some years ago
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Believe it or not, the runway is in between all these trees
I believe you. It really is a very nice and scenic landing I believe.
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Absolutely amazing to see all that animals during nighttime
So they were all nocturnals I guess. Were they well visible then?
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Late boarding, ok that´s standard for me, but with the security at the gate situation, it was simply a rush from the end of the long queue for the plane with close to no one else anymore around.
Oh how I hate that as well. It makes the start of the flight more stressful.
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4391 posts, RR: 57 Reply 14, posted (5 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 6944 times:
Hey and nice to follow more comments.
@G.:
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 12): Nice report Markus - great to see some more photos of Tioman, and that odd airport bus...it's been around for years! Also nice to see you travelling around with your son - I guess he loves planes too? Or is is getting a bit bored of it?
Thank you and with my son. Planes all day long!.
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 12):
Lucky you go those good seats on a full flight
Definitely.
Quoting gabrielchew (Reply 12):
Interesting FIDS. a) a long delay for the JFK. I guess a lot of pax would have been moved to a morning departure rather than wait til 1230?. b) they still use MLP rather than MXP for Malpensa. I think there is even space for them to write the full name. c) LUX is still in CAPS!
Good point here. It seems the LHR guys going they´re own way.
@N.:
Quoting sultanils (Reply 13):
Going back the BA way, sure a good decision and nice to compare the BA and QF service on the very same route. My preference goes with QF, more modern planes, better amenities. Only the legroom on the A380 could be an issue. Berjaya into TOD is a great experience, too bad I've only experienced it from the ground some years ago
Thank and sure also one of the reasons to to exactly this combination.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 13):
I believe you. It really is a very nice and scenic landing I believe.
Definitely.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 13):
So they were all nocturnals I guess. Were they well visible then?
Really well. Not good to cover it by the camera but superb to follow in real.
Quoting sultanils (Reply 13):
I've never seen that hotel from this perspective. It's really grand and that rooftop thing is massive.
roberts87 From Netherlands, joined Dec 2011, 660 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (5 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 6526 times:
Hey, another great report as always!
TOD sure seems like a cute little airport, and amazing views again at take-off.
Also nice to fly QF on the way in, and BA on the way out, makes for a great comparison!
Quoting FLIEGER67 (Thread starter): Well, it´s just a week to go now till a view for the french atlantic countryside. Or is it Spain or also the Basque country?. Maybe the guy´s know it better?:
Hey, another great report as always!
TOD sure seems like a cute little airport, and amazing views again at take-off.
Also nice to fly QF on the way in, and BA on the way out, makes for a great comparison!
Thank you and exactly the idea behind that QF/BA booking.
adamspotter From Netherlands, joined Feb 2011, 784 posts, RR: 2 Reply 18, posted (5 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 6408 times:
Hi Markus!
Another nice report with many nice pictures! Another trip on the dash 7, always nice to catch a more "rare" type.
BA looks quite good, and always great to get some nice sleep on the plane!
Great destination pictures too, really enjoyed them!
jwhite9185 From United Kingdom, joined May 2007, 722 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (5 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 6202 times:
Hey there Markus,
Another good read there. Good that you managed to log another rare Dash 7 also. BA seemed to be their standard selves. Unusual to see the South lounge in T5 so quiet - it was packed when I was in there!
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4391 posts, RR: 57 Reply 20, posted (5 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 6021 times:
Hey and nice to see more comments.
@B.:
Quoting adamspotter (Reply 18):
Another nice report with many nice pictures! Another trip on the dash 7, always nice to catch a more "rare" type.
BA looks quite good, and always great to get some nice sleep on the plane!
Great destination pictures too, really enjoyed them!
Thank you and sure lucky me with the long time to sleep on the 744.
@J.:
Quoting jwhite9185 (Reply 19): Another good read there. Good that you managed to log another rare Dash 7 also. BA seemed to be their standard selves. Unusual to see the South lounge in T5 so quiet - it was packed when I was in there!
Thank you and so it seems that was a real good time to enjoy the South Galleries that early in the morning.
CaptainRed From Germany, joined Oct 2010, 578 posts, RR: 19 Reply 23, posted (5 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 5173 times:
Hi Markus,
wonderful report series here, and sorry for replying so late. A great trip you have put together here, and interesting that you had three different 4-engine plane types, with the mighty A380, the classic 747 and finally the Dash-7, what a contrast. Must have been a cool experience to fly on Berjaya, the airport at Tioman looks really cute. And that FIDS there looks really impressive ...
Great pictures as well, again an interesting contrast with the tropical island and then the big city of Singapore.
FLIEGER67 From Turkey, joined Sep 2003, 4391 posts, RR: 57 Reply 24, posted (5 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 5130 times:
Hey, Captain,
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 23):
wonderful report series here, and sorry for replying so late. A great trip you have put together here, and interesting that you had three different 4-engine plane types, with the mighty A380, the classic 747 and finally the Dash-7, what a contrast. Must have been a cool experience to fly on Berjaya, the airport at Tioman looks really cute. And that FIDS there looks really impressive
Quoting CaptainRed (Reply 23): Great pictures as well, again an interesting contrast with the tropical island and then the big city of Singapore.
Thank you for the warm welcomed feedback.
I´ve don´t noticed it, but sure three times four engines here!.
Greetings,
Markus(FLIEGER67)
Next: Exploring Istanbul both ways!.
25 Birdwatching: Hi Markus! Thank you so much for your excellent report! Out of total coincidence I read it just when I was about to book a KUL-SIN flight I need in Ap
26 FLIEGER67: Hey, S., Thank you and really interesting to follow you´re idea to fly via Tioman into SIN. The whole place is as small as it could be and you don´t
27 stipica: Hola Markus ! finally a day off ... for me this is the most beautiful prop-plane ...and his picture adorns my computer screen ...of course in JP suit
28 FLIEGER67: Zdravo, stipica, Thank you and really good to know. Greetings, Markus(FLIEGER67)
29 ZaphodB: Another great TR Markus! - I did the SZB-PKG-SZB back in '07 and the field performance of those Dash 7s has to be experienced in person to be truly be
30 FLIEGER67: Hey, Z., Thanx a lot for the feedback. Good question with the future of the short runway airports and Berjaya. I´ve also read about the ATR, but defi
31 palmjet: Great report Markus - getting the Dash 7 is such a rare treat these days. Hard to imagine that Dash you flew probably once flew out of LCY just after
32 FLIEGER67: Hi, J., Good to follow you´re comment. It feels like really special to know that plane around LCY day by day, years ago. And sure Tioman is worth a v
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